Autographic register



Juri'e 21 1927.

P. A. JACKSON AU QGHAPHIC REGISTER 7 Filed July 6, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR PHILIP AJ1 0 6 HTTORNEYQ P. A. JAGKSDN AU'ITOGRAPHIG REGISTER June 21 51927.

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P. A. JACKSON )AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed July 6" 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet '4 v lllllllllli INVENTOR PHILIP HJACKSON,

ATTORNEYS Patented June 21, 1927.

'nnireo stares" JACKSON, 0F DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE EGRY REGISTER COMPANY,

OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORE'OR-ATION OF OHIO.

PHILIP A.

PATENT OFFICE,

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

Application filed 'July 6,

My invention relates to autographic registers.

It is the object of my invention to provide an autographic register operable by any suit: able source of power such as a contlnuously rotating or reciprocating handle, which reg- I ister will hold the plurality of sheets during the writing operation, eject the sheets after the writing operation, cease e ect1ng the sheets and positively align them and after similar perforations in the paper when the to carry out the aligning operation while holes come beneath the pins. v

It is my object to provide for the spreading of the rollers and the rendering of them inoperative by the cams when the cams are allowed to be drawn in position by the pin mechanism due to the factthat the pins are allowed to descend through the perforations in the paper. This descent may be due to gravity working on the pins and associated mechanism or speclal weights or yielding means such as springs.

It is my object to provide this connect-ion between the pins and cams so that when the pins descend for aligning purposes the cams will be brought into operation to spread the rollers, free the sheets and permit the pins the sheets are not being drawn through the ma chine; Upon the completion of the aligning operation the pins are withdrawn and the sheets simultaneously clamped because as the sheets are withdrawn the cams are withdrawn and the rollers are in position torecngage the sheets.

With this explanation of the objects of my invention, the accompanying drawings and description will be understood, such drawings being as follows:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my register embodying my invention illustrating a form 1925. Serial Ila-41,470.

moved of the forward end of the machine in position for writing; 1 1

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, showing the position of the pins as they are riding on the paper prior to entering the sheets of paper, showing the feed rollers gripping the paper and actuating the Figure 4 is a similar viewon the line 44 of Figure 2, showing the position of the cam on one side when the pins are riding on the P p Figure 5 is aview similar to Figure 3, save 1 that the partsare in position where the roll ers are, spread apart and the pins have entered the paperfor aligning purposes;

Figure 6 is a view similarto Figure 4:, showing the cam in operative position with the rollers spread apart by the cam, the pins being in the paper;

Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Figure 2, showing the arrangement of the gearing and of the link mechanism for actuating the pins. "It also shows the record roll indicator and the pin lifting frame;

Figure 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Figure 2 showing the rollers in a position where they are spread apart and pins in their lowermost position in the paper sheets;

' Figure 9 is a rear elevation of the pin supporting bar, showing the screws for adjusting the lateral position of the pins; and

V Figure 10 is a rear view of the rollers and frame carrying the pins secured by taking a section on the line 101O of Figure 2.

Referring to-the drawings in detail, 1 is thebase of conventional register, 2 designates the side walls, 3 one end and a the other end. The cover 5 is provided having a writing opening 6 and a struck up portion to give space for theupper roller support. On the outside of the register there is provided a reciprocating handle 8 having a hand piece 9; A; stop 10 to stop the handle is carried on the side wall of the register;

The lever 8 is pivotally mounted upon the stub shaft 11 in the side wall of the register. It carries on its lower end a segmental gear 12 having teeth 13. The teeth in this gear engage with the gear 1& of the pinion 15 which is loosely mounted on a shaft 16 passing through the side wall of the register. This shaft 16 carries a ratchet member consisting ofv a sleeve 17 with a pair of oppositely disposed cut away portions 18 and 19. On the pinion 15 is mounted a substantially right angled pawl 20 on the shaft 21, the nose of which 22 is adapted to engage with one of the cut away portions 18 and 19 of the ratchet member 17. The other end of the pawl is connected to a spring 23. The free end of the spring is attached at 24 to the side of the pinion 15. The purpose of this construction is to insure the movement of the shaft 16 in unison with the movement of the lever 8 in one direction and to insure that there will be no move ment in the other direction when the handle is moved to position for a new stroke back to its position against the stop 10. In other words, the actuation of the register takes place so far as the ejection is concerned when the handle is moved to the writing end or to the rear of the machine. This rear movement of the handle is limited by the stop arm 25 which is carried on the segmental gear 12. The end of this stop arm 25 falls in the cut away portion 18 or 19 of the ratchet or cam member 17 which limits the rearward movement of the lever 8. When the lever 8 moves backwardly the pawl 22 engages in one of the cut away portions 18 or 19, thus causing the shaft 16 to rotate in unison with the movement of the handle 8, but in the reverse direction the pawl rides over the cut away portion and there is no actuation of the shaft 16.

Turning to Figure 7, it shows the interior arrangement of the register. It will be noted that on the shaft 16 on the inside of the register there is mounted a large gear 26 whose teeth 27 engage with the teeth 28 of the pinion 29 which is fixed upon the stub shaft 30 carried in the side wall 2 of the .register. On the inside of this pinion is carried another and larger gear 31 having teeth 32. The gears 29 and 31 being both mounted and fixed upon the shaft 30, travel together. The teeth 32 of the gear 31 mesh with the teeth 33 of the gear 34 which is likewise mounted upon a shaft such as 35 journalled in the side wall of the register. The teeth 33 of the gear 34 mesh with the teeth 36 of the gear 37 which is mounted upon a stub shaft 38. The teeth 36 of the gear 37 engage with the teeth 39 of the gear 40 which is mounted upon the lower actuating roller 41. This lower actuating roller is carried upon a shaft 42 journalled in the side walls of the register. As will be seen in Figure 2, the roller 41 consists of a plurality of separated portions having cut-away parts at 43 and 44 to permit of the reception between the sections of the roller of the pins 56 and 57. The central section of the lower roller designated 40 is knurled to facilitate gripping the paper. On the shaft 42 on the outer ends thereof are cylindrical roller like portions 45 upon which the cam members 46 and 47 mounted loosely on the rollershaft 48 are adapted to rotate for spreading the rollers. This upper roller shaft 48 is carried in a forwardly projecting port-ion 49 ofthe side walls on either side thereof, which portion is provided with vertical slots 50 to permit of the raising of the upper roller to spread the upper and lower rollers, which spreading is caused by the cams 46 being pulled down so as to ride on the roller surfaces 45 of the lower roller. The lower roller shaft as already stated,-ca r1'ies the gear 40. the teeth of which designated 41 mesh with the teeth 51 of the gear 52 carried on one end of the upper roller shaft 48 so that the two rollers will turn together. The upper roller is divided into a number of similar sections like the lower roller and is designated 53, having a central knurled port-ion marked 53. It is likewise provided with spaces between its roller sections such as 54 and 55 for the reception of the pins which project forwardly and downwardly through these openings. This willbeseen more clearly in Figure 2. These pins 56 and 57 are notched as will be seen in Figure 3 to be mounted upon a bar 58. The pins at their greatest diameter are of an inch adapt-ed to fit in the of an inch hole in the paper which is the usual file punch hole. These dimensions, of course, are not meant to be the only ones which can be employed, but are merely typical and usable. The lower end of the pin is tapered at its smallest diameter. This dimension is {a of an inch. The forward face is tapered to a greater degree than the rear face. As will be seen in Figure 2 and Figure 9, these pins are joined together by a spacing plate which is a thin strip of steel designated 59. They are mounted individually by set screws working in the slots 61 of the bar 58 so that adjustments can be made in the machine for variations in spacing of the file punch holes which are used for aligning purposes. This bar 58 has carried on either end vertical members 60. The lower ends of these vertical members 6O are pivotally mounted upon lever members 61 pivoted at 62 to the side walls of the register. In order to strengthen and support these pivotal members 61 and to provide a means of engaging with a lifter 63, a transverse rod 64 is arranged to join the two lifting arms 61. The complete structure of the lifting arm 61 and the vertical members 66 and the bar 58 comprises a lifting frame for moving the pins 56 and 57 and for moving the cams 46 and 47. These cams are moved freely on the supporting shaft 48 by means of projecting pins 65 (see Figure 4) which project into apertures 66 in the face of the cam rollers 46. The raised portion of the cam is designated 46*". When the pin carrying bar and the associated frame mechanism moves up and down, the pins move up and spaced perforations, an actuating means, a paper ejecting means adapted to grip the paper to hold it steady and to eject it, paper aligning means adapted to ride on the paper and to drop into spaced openings in the paper, means connected to the paper aligning means to render inoperative the ejecting and holding means when the aligning means enters the perforations in the paper, said aligning means consisting of tapering members being smaller at their entering point than the diameter of the apertures in the paper, gradually increasing to a size where they are of the same diameter as the apertures in the paper and means connected to the aligning means and the ejecting means to operate them synchronously from the common actuating means. 7

3. In an autographic register. containing a plurality of superimposed sheets having spaced perforations, an actuating means, means to clamp the paper sheets during the writing operation and to eject the sheets after the writing operation, means to ride on the surface of the sheets adapted to enter into the perforations in the sheets to align the sheets when the sheets are disconnected from the ejecting and clamping means, means connected to the aligning means to render inoperative the clamping and ejecting means to permit the aligning operation to take place, said actuating means being so arranged that it will operate the several parts in the sequence of removing the aligning means from the sheets and allowing the paper engaging means to engage with the paper sheets, ejecting the paper sheets, allowing the aligning means to realign the sheets and simultaneously render inoperative the ejecting means and then render inoperative a second time the aligning means, allowing the ejecting means to reengage and clamp the sheets prior to another-writing operation.-

l. In an autographic register, a handle, a pair of superimposed rollers adapted to be spread apart, aligning pins adjacent said rollers adapted to ride on the surface of the sheets, cams loosely mounted on one of said rollers at either end thereof, a frame connecting said pins and cams so that they will oper ate synchronously, said frame adapted to pull the pins and cams into operative position, means to operate the frame from the actuating handle to render the cams and pins inoperative and means between the handle and the rollers adapt-ed to actuate them during one rollers at either end thereof, a frame connecting said pins and cams so that they will operate synchronously, said frame adapted to pull the pins and cams into operat-ive position, means to operate the frame from the actuating handle to render the cams and pins inoperative and means between the handle and the rollers adapted to actuate them during one part of the stroke of the handle and to allow them to remain without rotation during another part of the stroke of the handle, said rollers being geared together to turn together.

6. In an autographic register, a handle, a pair of superimposed rollers adapted to be spread apart, aligning pins adjacent said rollers adapted to ride on the surface of the sheets, cams loosely mounted on one of said rollers at either end thereof, a frame connecting said pins and cams so that they will operate synchronously, said frame adapted to pull the pins and cams into operative position, means to operate the frame from the actuating handle to render'the cams and pins inoperative and means between the handle and the rollers adapted to actuate them during one part of the stroke of the handle and to allow them to remain without rotation during another part of the stroke of the handle, said rollers being geared together to turn together, said rollers being cut away adjacent the pins adapted to allow the pins to pass through portions of the rollers.

7. In an autographic register, a handle, a pair of superimposed rollers adapted to be spread apart, aligning pins adjacent said rollers adapted to ride on the surface of the sheets, cams loosely mounted on one of said rollers at either end thereof, a frame connecting said pins and cams so that they will operate synchronously, said frame adapted to pull the pins and cams into operative position, means to operate the frame from the actuating handle to render the cams and pins inoperative and means between the handle and the rollers adapted to actuate them during one part of the stroke of the handle and to allow them to remain without rotation during another part of the stroke of the handle, said rollers being geared together to turn together, said rollers being cut away adjacent the pins adapted to allow the pins to pass through portions of the rollers, and yielding means to pull the frame into operative position and thereby pull the pins and cams into 0 aerative position.

8. In an autographic register containing'a plurality of superimposed sheets having space-d perforations, a pair of rollers geared together, superimposed one over the other for ejecting and clamping the sheets, cams loosely carried on either end of one of the rollers adapted to engage surfaces of the cor-' responding opposite roller, a bar carrying aligning pins adjacent to one of said rollers, aligning pins thereon, means connecting said bar to said cams so that the movement of the bar will move the cams into'operative or inoperative position, a frame connected to said bar, means on said frame to permit it to be controlled by an actuating handle, said actuating handle adapted to reciprocate a segmental gear thereon, means between said segmental gear, said roller gearing for actuating the roller gearing in one direction and to allow them to remain in non-rotating position when the handle is moving in the other direction, the parts being so arranged that the rollers are adapted to clamp the sheets during writing operating when the aligning means is inoperative, a record roll, and means to actuate said record roll from the gearing aforementioned.

9. In an autographic register having an actuating means, paper ejecting means, aligning pins, a frame to carry said aligning pins having slots therein, means to support said pins in said slots, said means being adjustable in said slots to vary the lateral position of said pins.

10. In an autographic register having an actuating means, paper ejecting means,

aligning pins, a frame to carry said aligning pins having slots therein, means to support said pins in said slots, said means being adjustable in said slots to vary the lateral position of said pins, and means connecting said pins to maintain them in predetermined spaced relationship.

11. In an autographic register containing a plurality of superimposed. sheets having spaced perforations, ejecting rollers, aligning pins, a bar carrying said pins to one side of said rollers, pins projecting from said bar engaging apertures in cams mounted loosely on one of said rollers, vertical members depending from said bar at either end thereof to a point below the lower roller, arms attached to the ends of said depending members passing beneath the lower roller to a point forwardly in the machine, means to pivot said members in the forward part of the machine, an actuating finger actuated from the outside of the machine by the actuating means for operating said pivotal arms, bar and pins with the cams, an actuating means, and gearing connecting said actuating means and said rollers.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

PHILIP A. JACKSON. 

